Vera's Real Estate in Vacaville

Riverside, CA is a great place to live.  If you take time and look around you will find there is something for everyone.  As for Riverside Real Estate, I love the older sections in the downtown areas of Riverside.  In fact I've included many pictures of downtown Riverside homes on my web site www...

Last weekend I went to visit my brother in Quartzsite, AZ.  It was a true eye opener.  For those of you who don't know, Quartzsite is the destination of thousands of snowbirds every winter.  They arrive with their campers, trailers and variety of other RVs to camp out in the warm desert until the...

It has been a while since my last entry, but I'm back.  Some interesting things have happened to me regarding a transaction I have been trying to close. I'll try to explain without going into too much detail.  My client, the buyer, was ready to close escrow, everything was goin g as planned.  The...

I have a listing for a friend and we decided to keep it exclusive until they have finished fixing up the property and when they are really ready to sell.  This is quite a unique property and there have been many responses, even with just a sign and flyers.  The thing is, it says exclusive right o...

A while back I blogged about buyer etiquette.  Now, I think maybe it is about time to write a little about Real Estate Agent's rules of etiquette.The thing is, what I believe to be the best rules for agents may not be what the majority believes.  So, in this blog I'd like to ask you, both profess...

Ok, I've heard enough from the media, Realtors, lenders, escrow, title, etc., etc.  The market is what it is.  And we have a choice, or at least I do. The choice is a great attitude!!  I figure we all have a choice.  We can complain and mope about the market.  Or, we can enjoy the fact that, even...

It was in the news again today.  The Real Estate market is going down, down, down.  The turn around won't be until 2009.  Ok we get it!! The market isn't what it used to be, so what can we do as Realtors to improve?  I believe people have come to view most Realtors or Real Estate Agents in a nega...

If it works for the retail industry, why doesn't it work for real estate?  Most people love sales and usually, we flock to them.   So why is it the opposite scenario for real estate?  When prices were high, and rising even higher, people were standing in line to purchase a home.  This happened ev...

Did you know the average person has about 250 individuals in their sphere of influence?  Since people love doing business with people they know, networking is a great way to meet new clients.  One of my favorite networking groups is our local Riverside Chamber of Commerce.  There are so many netw...

From time to time I read stories about difficulties with buyers.  Either it is their behavior while looking at homes, or it is how they treat a Realtor, or they simply don't do their part supplying information required to close a deal.  Whatever it is, frustration and embarrassment can result.  W...